Archy

Cambo's n00b guide to PvP

I won't be around sunday.

hehe....well...we won...more than you did I hear

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Yeah sorry, the PM wouldn't go through. We're good, and Archy's 7pm is 6pm UK time because he's a crazy dane.

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Nope...that would still be 7pm UK time.

I'll be watching footie from 7 and at least 2 hours forward.

Must admit I dont fully understand why you've picked /emp and not taken 2 of the best powers in the set (Fort and AB)?

This build looks like you haven't made up your mind on what you want to be able to do. You'll be able to do a bit of damage, do a bit of emp'ing and do a little controlling...but won't be very good at any of it with this type of build/slotting.

You're too worried about endurance...you won't have any endurance problems (Except if youre running TK)

Don't slot for tohit debuff in the mind powers...too small a return.

Dont slot stealth and combat jumping for defense buff...too small a return.

Super Jump only needs 1 slot. 2 slots are nice for PvP.

Range in your AoE hold? 2 acc, 2 rech, 2 hold dur.

Recovery Aura doesn't really need end mods in PvE...they're nice...but not needed.

Decide if you want to damage or control with Terrify.

....actually....for PvE I would probably just go with something like this:

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Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder - (http://sherksilver.coldfront.net/index.php)
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Name:
Level: 50
Archetype: Controller
Primary: Mind Control
Secondary: Empathy
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01) --> Mesmerize==> Acc(1) Dmg(23) Acc(46) Dmg(48) Dmg(50)
01) --> Healing Aura==> Heal(1) Heal(15) Heal(15) Rechg(17) Rechg(17) Rechg(43)
02) --> Dominate==> Acc(2) Acc(3) Rechg(3) Rechg(9) Hold(11) Hold(11)
04) --> Heal Other==> Heal(4) Heal(5) Heal(5) Rechg(7) Rechg(7) Rechg(9)
06) --> Swift==> Run(6)
08) --> Hurdle==> Jump(8)
10) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(10)
12) --> Hasten==> Rechg(12) Rechg(13) Rechg(13)
14) --> Super Jump==> Jump(14)
16) --> Clear Mind==> Rechg(16)
18) --> Total Domination==> Acc(18) Acc(19) Rechg(19) Rechg(23) Hold(42) Hold(42)
20) --> Stamina==> EndMod(20) EndMod(21) EndMod(21)
22) --> Acrobatics==> EndRdx(22)
24) --> Fortitude==> Rechg(24) Rechg(25) Rechg(25) DefBuf(37) DefBuf(40) DefBuf(42)
26) --> Terrify==> Acc(26) Acc(27) Rechg(27) Rechg(31) Fear(31) Fear(34)
28) --> Recovery Aura==> Rechg(28) Rechg(29) Rechg(29)
30) --> Super Speed==> Run(30) EndRdx(31)
32) --> Mass Confusion==> Acc(32) Acc(33) Rechg(33) Rechg(33) Rechg(34) ConfDur(34)
35) --> Regeneration Aura==> Rechg(35) Rechg(36) Rechg(36) Heal(36) Heal(37) Heal(37)
38) --> Adrenalin Boost==> Rechg(38) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Heal(39) Heal(40) EndMod(40)
41) --> Power Blast==> Acc(41) Acc(43) Dmg(43) Dmg(46) Dmg(46)
44) --> Temp Invulnerability==> EndRdx(44) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45) DmgRes(45)
47) --> Confuse==> Acc(47) Acc(48) ConfDur(48)
49) --> Power Boost==> Rechg(49) Rechg(50) Rechg(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
01) --> Containment==> Empty(1)
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...nerf

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Done.

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BS/SR scrapper

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It really isnt very good

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ICE/EM blaster (dont know which EM here)
FIRE/EM blaster (dont know which EM here either..)


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EM = Energy Manipulation

The other EM would be Electricity Manipulation but is normally referred to as /elec.

Theyre both good. Elec is better below lvl 30 so better in Siren's but EM beats it post lvl 30 so is generally a lot better at highlvl PvP.

So yeah? When are you planning on starting this then?

EDIT: Disregard this post....I blame Xanthus for my hangover!

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Omnipotent coming to a Arena near you soon...

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This could be anyting, what would you do if it was a little fluffy pink elephant? lol

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Isnt that what KS normally is called?

Depends what you want to do with your troller....earth/storm is probably the most powerful control combo there is.

Solo'ing will be slow and painful but very safe and easy (but that's generally the case as Okton was saying) but I'm guessing if you're going with earth/? you're not too concerned with solo'ing anyway.

/kin and /rad are always good. /storm if you want a control monster and good fun

Common:
Nucleolus = dmg/acc
Centriole = dmg/range

Fairly common:
Lysosome = acc/def debuff/tohit debuff
Enzyme = end red/def debuff/tohit debuff
Peroxisomes = dmg/mez
Endoplasms = acc/mez
Cytos = def buff/tohit buff

Fairly rare:
Golgis = end red/heal
Membranes = def buff/tohit buff/rech

Rare:
Ribos = dmg res/end red
Microfilaments = travel speed/end red

I have...and it's a shiny lvl 52 aswell

Having done more than 100+ Hami raids I can safely say that nucs and cents are the most frequent drops.

lysos, enzymes, peroxisomes, endoplasms, enzymes and cytos are fairly common aswell.

Golgis and membranes are fairly rare.

Ribos and micros are very rare.

If you want more raids then organise some yourself instead. You can't expect anyone to continously run a thing like this because "the community" demands it.

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Here are the results for the International Rumble:

1ST: [u]"Yet To Be Named"[u] Twelve Points Three wins, one loss
2ND: [u]"LESS TALK MORE VIOLENCE"[u] Ten Points Three wins, one loss, one draw

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I DEMAND A RECOUNT!!

nice work man! that's pretty cool

Mes is Mind / Force Field / and think his epic is Primal

Looks like most of the scrappers, tanks and blasters on there are correct (at least the ones I i know/noticed) and it does indeed look like a database mistake.

3 of my 4 toons on there are wrong.

Arch Nemesis is illusion / radiation / primal controller
Arch Chavriel is earth / kinetics / ice controller
Arch Sector is ice / storm / ice controller

It looks like controllers are now defenders and defenders controllers.

Well...I'm pretty sure some of my controllers wherent defenders months and months ago

hehe...appreciate the effort...but there's quite a few mistakes on there

No, Flight is generally very bad in PvP...especially on a melee character. You want lots of movement so hurdle, swift, combat jumping, ss and sj are a must (with a few exceptions).
Lot of -fly powers in the game...not that many -jump.

No, you already have increased perception from Glacial Armor (and possibly Focused Accuracy).

TP can only be used as a quick getaway if pinned down....get a temp tp power instead.

TP Foe, either extremly situational or a gank/grief tool..I would never take it.

AoEs are generally not very good in PvP since you seldom get more than 1 target at a time + AoEs accuracy is lower than your single target attacks and does less damage to single targets.

If i was to make a build it would probably look something like this (dont mind the order):

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Name:
Level: 50
Archetype: Tanker
Primary: Ice Armor
Secondary: Fiery Melee
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01) --> Frozen Armor==> EndRdx(1) EndRdx(3) DefBuf(3) DefBuf(5) DefBuf(5)
01) --> Scorch==> Acc(1) Acc(7) Dmg(7) Dmg(9) Dmg(9)
02) --> Hoarfrost==> Rechg(2) Rechg(11) Rechg(11) Heal(13) Heal(13) Heal(15)
04) --> Chilling Embrace==> EndRdx(4) EndRdx(15) Slow(17) Slow(17)
06) --> Wet Ice==> EndRdx(6) EndRdx(19)
08) --> Permafrost==> DmgRes(8)
10) --> Fire Sword==> Acc(10) Acc(19) Dmg(21) Dmg(21) Dmg(23)
12) --> Taunt==> Acc(12) Acc(23) Taunt(25) Taunt(25) Rechg(27) Rechg(27)
14) --> Swift==> Run(14)
16) --> Hurdle==> Jump(16) Jump(29)
18) --> Glacial Armor==> EndRdx(18) EndRdx(29) DefBuf(31) DefBuf(31) DefBuf(31)
20) --> Build Up==> Rechg(20) Rechg(33) Rechg(33)
22) --> Stamina==> EndMod(22) EndMod(33) EndMod(34)
24) --> Combat Jumping==> Jump(24) Jump(34)
26) --> Energy Absorbtion==> Rechg(26) Rechg(34) Rechg(36) EndMod(36) EndMod(36) EndMod(37)
28) --> Super Jump==> Jump(28) EndRdx(37)
30) --> Hasten==> Rechg(30) Rechg(37) Rechg(39)
32) --> Hibernate==> Rechg(32) Rechg(39) Rechg(39) Heal(40) Heal(40) EndMod(40)
35) --> Incinerate==> Acc(35) Acc(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(42) Dmg(43) Rechg(43)
38) --> Greater Fire Sword==> Acc(38) Acc(43) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Dmg(45) Rechg(46)
41) --> Challenge==> Acc(41)
44) --> Intimidate==> Acc(44) Acc(46) Rechg(46) Rechg(48) EndRdx(50) Fear(50)
47) --> Focused Accuracy==> EndRdx(47) EndRdx(48) EndRdx(48)
49) --> Super Speed==> Run(49) EndRdx(50)
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01) --> Sprint==> Empty(1)
01) --> Brawl==> Empty(1)
02) --> Rest==> Empty(2)
01) --> Gauntlet==> Empty(1)
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it does

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As such, only powers which resist Repel effects will be able to move freely through Force Bubble, and Repel resistance is a lot rarer than Knockback resistance.

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Just to clarify. These powers are:

Unyielding from the Invulnerability set. Entropy Shield from Energy Aura and Increase Density from Kinetics.

Futhermore...Force Bubble is bugged/nerfed at the moment (noone really knows?) and the repel ticks are quite far apart so anyone with swift and sprint will be able to run through it and land a hit on you before they're repelled....still a must for PvP though.

I'll give you a Cyto for that Nuc Cap

Yes its perma...you might want to put a fear duration or two in it aswell though.

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Only AOEs that are useful in stopping stalkers are AOE debuffs like chilling embrace or hurricane because they autohit interrupt AS

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Nope...sorry Hammer....they changed this. You have to do damage to drop hide...debuffs won't do it on their own anymore. One of the big reasons you rarely see stormies in the zones anymore.

EDIT: Bah! dammit Okt and your post-fu!